Krabi Teacher Turns Out to be American Drug Trafficking Suspect
KRABI — An man wanted in the United States on drug trafficking charges was arrested Wednesday morning from the school where he was employed as a teacher in the south.
Thai Teacher’s Tale of Injustice Ignites Public Sympathies
BANGKOK — A teacher imprisoned for a year and a half for killing a motorcyclist on the road has gone public with a story of injustice and police incompetence that a court will soon hear.
Chonburi Wreck: Van Driver Was Sober but Sleepy
CHONBURI — High speed and fatigue were blamed Wednesday for the fatal crash in Chonburi which killed 25 people.
1 Arrested in New Year’s Morning Pub Slaying
BANGKOK— Police on Monday arrested one of two suspects wanted in connection with a Bangkok pub shooting that left one dead and six injured in the first hours of the year.
Courageous Cop Trades Uniform for Dress to Bust Muggers
NONTHABURI — Police in northern metro Bangkok had a problem. A gang was mugging women in the area, and they just couldn’t catch them.
Police Weigh Australian Tourist’s Tuk-Tuk Rape Allegation
BANGKOK — Police had yet to rule Monday whether a 23-year-old Australian tourist was sexually assaulted by a tuk-tuk driver as she alleged earlier this month.
Pickpocket Gang Targeting Foreigners Busted
Three suspected members of a pickpocket gang which targeted foreigners were arrested Thursday night in the Lat Phrao district.
Passenger Beats Guard Senseless at Tollbooth
A tollway guard was beaten unconscious after getting into an argument with a group trying to go through without an Easy Pass.
TV Host Loses Job, Charged With Assault in #GraabMyCar Road Rage Incident
BANGKOK — Police have charged an actor and talk show host with assault for punching a motorcyclist and dragging him to prostrate to his “dream car,” footage of which went viral over the weekend and cost him his job Monday.
He Ate Children: The Serial Killer Who Still Terrorizes Thailand Today
Late on a Monday afternoon decades back, 8-year-old Somboon Boonyakan went to buy some vegetables for his family to cook dinner from a local Chinese gardener. He never returned.